Carolina Alumni Review - July/August 2010

Administration

DOUG DIBBERT ’ 70, president doug_dibbert@unc.edu; 962–7050

STEVE SHAW ’ 82, director of finance & administration steve_shaw@unc.edu; 962–3599

LISA BEERS, controller lisa_beers@unc.edu; 962–3575

LINWOOD BLALOCK, mail room, 962–3979 MARYCATHERINE KURZENSKI, alumni center coordinator marycatherine_kurzenski@unc.edu; 962–7052

SUSAN LANE, accounting assistant susan@gaa.unc.edu; 843–8974

TOM MAY, printshop coordinator tom_may@unc.edu; 962–3741

ELIZABE TH MORGAN, telephone receptionist, 962–1208 EMILY WOOTEN ’04, assistant to the president emily_wooten@unc.edu; 962–7051

Membership

STEPHANIE MILLER ’ 83, director of membership stephanie_miller@unc.edu; 962–7058

CHRIS TIE HOGAN ’ 10, coord. of membership services christie_hogan@unc.edu; 962–3577

DIANA KOONCE ’02, coord. of membership administration diana_koonce@unc.edu; 843–0151

Programs

RICK DAVIS ’ 85, director of enrichment programs rick_davis@unc.edu; 962–3581

ANN-LOUISE AGUIAR’ 76, manager of alumni education & travel ann-louise_aguiar@unc.edu; 962–3574

KAT BUTLER ’07, coordinator of student programs kat_butler@unc.edu; 962–7053

LINDA CONKLIN, manager of alumni career services linda_conklin@unc.edu; 962–3749

C. HAWKINS ’00, coordinator of student membership c_hawkins@unc.edu; 962–7054

S TEFFI KINTON ’05, coordinator of alumni education & travel steffi_kinton@unc.edu; 962–0313

STEVE MCQUAID ’09, programs assistant steve_mcquaid@unc.edu; 843–5115

TANEA PETTIS ’ 95, manager of affinity activities & alumni admissions programs tanea_pettis@unc.edu; 843–9694

CASEY PRIVETTE ’01, coordinator of alumni clubs casey_privette@unc.edu; 962–6705

LINDA RAINEY ’ 95 (MA), manager of alumni activities linda_rainey@unc.edu; 962–3576

LAURA SHEPPARD ’08, coordinator of Homecoming and affinity reunions laura_sheppard@unc.edu; 843–5115

Communications

REGINA OLIVER ’ 75, editor and director of communications regina_oliver@unc.edu; 962–7056

KATE NEWTON ANTHONY, art director kate_anthony@unc.edu; 962–3572

SARAH MCCARTY ARNESON ’96, associate art director sarah_mccarty@unc.edu; 962–4794

DAVID BROWN ’ 75, senior associate editor david_brown@unc.edu; 962–7057

DAVE DRAKE ’ 92, online coordinator dave_drake@unc.edu; 843–9712

ANDREA IDE ’08, advertising account representative andrea_ide@unc.edu; 962–8820

KEITH KING ’ 82, associate editor keith_king@unc.edu; 962–3903

Records and Information Systems

ROGER NELSEN, director of alumni records & info. systems roger_nelsen@unc.edu; 962–7055

MARILYN CARLSON ’06, records assistant marilyn_carlson@unc.edu; 962–3586

TRACY CHRISMON, records assistant tracy_chrismon@unc.edu; 962–3737

STARLA GLENN, records assistant starla_glenn@unc.edu; 962–3584

JULIE GONYA, network administrator julie_gonya@unc.edu; 962–5788

JEREMY MCCAMIC ’03, records assistant jeremy_mccamic@unc.edu; 962–4412

MARTHA MILLS ’ 80, records assistant martha_mills@unc.edu; 962–3585

RACHEL ORR, records assistant rachel_orr@unc.edu; 962–3739

JOAN PENDERGRAPH, assistant director of alumni records joan_pendergraph@unc.edu; 962–3580

KEMESHA D. STANLEY ’08, records assistant kemesha_stanley@unc.edu; 962–3738

GAA Staff

Reunions

Audience members were still wiping away tears of laughter when freshman class president Bland Simpson ’ 70 quietly sat down at the piano and acknowledged that Black would be a hard act to follow.

Simpson, renowned writer, songwriter
and Red Clay Rambler, performed Catfish
and was soon joined on stage by Randall
Bramblett ’ 70, singer, songwriter and
multi-instrumentalist. Bramblett sang and
played guitar, then picked up a saxophone
and accompanied Simpson, who sang
another original song and played the
piano.
GAA President Doug Dibbert ’ 70
thanked emcee John Haber ’ 70 and the
performers who, he said, “gave new mean-
ing to free speech; none of them were
compensated.” Then he and former head
cheerleader David “Shorty” Henson ’ 70
joined the rest of the audience in reward-
ing the artists with a standing ovation.

Lewis Black ’ 70 has made a career out of his comedic rants, which he unleashed
at his class’s reunion dinner. The evening also featured music by Bland Simpson
’ 70 and Randall Bramblett ’ 70.

GORDON PALMER ’ 82

Maybe it looked as if a sound-system glitch set off Lewis Black ’ 70 on a rant, but it was all part of the shtick that has made the successful comedian a hit on Comedy Central and venues from the Las Vegas strip to the Atlantic City boardwalk. Black was the headline act at the class of 1970’s reunion dinner Saturday night at the Alumni Center.

Free Speech,
and We Do
Mean Free

Sally Pullen Logan ’ 60 of Chapel Hill
brushed away a tear as she returned from
her turn on the Kenan turf Sunday. “It was
absolutely wonderful,” she said. “All the
graduates were waving to us.”
Commencement capped a weekend
that included a reunion with her Pi Beta
Phi sorority sisters at her home the day
before. “It was great to see people I’ve
known for 52 years,” she said, a reference
to Carolina’s policy at the time that pre-
vented most women from enrolling before
their junior year. Otherwise they might
have known each other for 54 years.

New Graduates and Longtime Friends

Because he was celebrating only his

40th reunion this time, Bob Ward ’ 70 of Chapel Hill will have to wait 10 years to march at another Commencement. If he shows the same determination he had the first time around, chances are he’ll make it.

In 1970, because of the unrest over the
shooting of students protesting the
Vietnam War at Kent State in Ohio, pro-
fessors at Carolina were given the option
of canceling final exams. Many students
left, but Ward, a business major whose pro-
fessors held exams as scheduled, stayed on
through graduation, held in Kenan
Stadium on a Monday evening.

But he had a potential scheduling conflict: His softball team had a game that night. So Ward wore his team uniform under his graduation gown. After the ceremony, he dashed to the Student Union to turn in his gown, scooped up his diploma and made it to the game on time.